Show Don't Pay video viewer he finds and severs the vagus nerve which triggers the release of acid in the stomach As a result less acid flows out of the stomach and the ulcers have a chance to heal This can be done with a traditional operation but Dr Zucker says he prefers his comparatively painless procedure He adds that it has worked in 19 out of 20 cases Dr Cooperman predicts that most surgeons will employ the video surgery method within five years Until then surgeons must master the new procedures it entails Dr Andrew Warshaw an asso geons to know when to quit and not consider it a defeat" Otherwise he notes the defeated ones are the patients A national study is being organized to compare the merits of the traditional and the new video surgeries How does a patient know if a video surgeon is competent? 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